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Alex Salmond lines up on stage with all the speakers at the end of the campaign launch. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Divided they stand: The pursuit of Scottish independence

The launch of the Yes Scotland campaign saw some unlikely travelling companions hit the road together in pursuit of independence

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Les Gray

Revealing past convictions may bring justice for some victims of crime, but how many innocent people will it condemn?

RETIRED Chief Inspector Les Gray still recalls the frustration of seeing “career” criminals being presented as lily-white by defence lawyers who are all too aware of their client’s past history.

British Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie holds the Olympic torch at the start of the London 2012 Olympic games torch relay at Land's End. Picture: AP

Dani Garavelli: Olympic spirit? Let the Games begone

‘If the torch symbolises anything, it’s the organisers’ cynicism’

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BNP members protest outside Liverpool Crown Court. Picture: Getty

Dani Garavelli: Sex abuse evidence we can’t ignore

IT’S DISGUSTING the way Nick Griffin and his cohorts are using the systematic abuse of up to 50 vulnerable girls in Rochdale to oil their hate campaign.

Shelby Barrett-Whitmore, hugs her fathers Toby Barrett and Joe Whitmore (R). Picture: AFP

Marriage of inconvenience

The controversy surrounding same-sex marriage is shaping up to be the biggest battleground of them all for the SNP, writes Eddie Barnes

Labour have held talks with potential coalition partners. Picture: Robert Perry

Tide of opinion: What effect will Labour’s victory in Glasgow have on the country?

Does Labour’s victory in Glasgow spell the end of Salmond’s days of plain sailing? David Torrance looks at how a two-party state will shape the referendum debate

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Alex Salmond being sworn in as First Minister in May 2011. Picture: PA

Charm offensive: The fine line between courting business and controversy

In successfully courting the nation’s big business leaders, Alex Salmond must beware courting controversy too

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